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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 13

    BASC has submitted an official response to on the general licences. Over 29,600 people filled in the survey which helped us form a 48 page on the impact the changes have made to the rural community.

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  2. 2 minutes ago

    A new bursary scheme has been launched by . It will award a young gamekeeper or deer stalker in the first five years of their career with up to £10,000 to pursue a project or course related to shooting & conservation. Apply now:

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  3. 2 hours ago

    BASC has welcomed an assurance by the Home Office that firearms licensing fees will not be reviewed this year.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    BASC’s general licence survey highlighted that 96 per cent of respondents had stopped some or all of their bird pest control as a result of the revocation, with a minimum estimated financial impact of £1,200 per respondent!

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  5. 6 hours ago

    A host of prizes are up for grabs at this year’s Countryside Clay Shoot. The event will be held at the West Wycombe estate in Buckinghamshire on Saturday 25th May 2019 to raise funds for the . Click here:

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  6. 9 hours ago

    BASC’s general licence survey showed that almost 3.5 million days were reported spend annually controlling pest birds by more than 24,5000 respondents.

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  7. 10 hours ago

    If you come across a young deer, please do not touch or engage with it, this may cause the mother to reject the fawn.

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  8. 21 hours ago

    A big thank you to everyone that took part in last’s weeks general licence survey. Over 29,600 people sent us their experiences and helped us form our case .

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  9. 21 hours ago

    It was a great weekend at the with loads going on.

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  10. May 13

    BASC is calling on to reinstate the general licences that were withdrawn by last month as a matter of “absolute urgency”.

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  11. May 13

    BASC monitors scientific journals, environmental, policy and political alerts for the results of studies of relevance to shooting and conservation. Click the links to see a selection of papers published in April 2019:

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  12. May 13

    The deadline for evidence submission to is this afternoon. We are collating the information from the BASC general licence survey which will be submitted but there's still time for you to email them directly: glevidence@defra.gov.uk

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  13. May 13

    We're collating all the survey responses but you can still email your views to directly until 5pm today ➡️glevidence@defra.gov.uk⬅️

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  14. May 11

    The team are helping visitors to the fill in the BASC general licence survey

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  15. May 11

    If you’ve not filled in our survey yet now is the time to do it. The survey closes at 5pm today.

    Help us make a case to on the general licence chaos by completing the BASC survey by 5pm tomorrow
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  16. May 11

    Today is your last chance to help BASC make our case to on the general licence chaos. The survey closes at 5pm today! Click here to take part:

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  17. Retweeted
    May 11

    NYMMO at the Northern Shooting Show! Come down and have a chat with the keepers, we’re on the stand

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  18. Retweeted
    May 11

    Test your skills on BASC’s shooting simulator at the

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  19. May 11

    This weekend we will be issuing FAQ leaflets on the general licence situation at the . Come visit our stand!

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    May 10

    We’re ready to go at the . Come and see us 😊

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